Login To The Linksys BEFSR81v2 Router Using Your Web Browser

Open a web browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox. Enter the internal IP address of your router in the address bar of your browser.

In the picture above the address bar has http://www.google.com in it. Just replace all of that with the internal IP address of your Linksys BEFSR81v2 router.
By default the IP address should be set to 192.168.1.1.

You should see a box prompting you for your username and password. Enter your username and password now.

The Default Linksys BEFSR81v2 Router Username is: blank

The Default Linksys BEFSR81v2 Router Password is: admin

Click the Ok button to log in to your Linksys BEFSR81v2 router.

Default Usernames and Passwords for other Linksys Routers

If you can't login to your router because you forgot your Linksys BEFSR81v2 router username and password, use our
How to Reset a Router Password guide to set your
Linksys BEFSR81v2 router back to its factory settings.

How to Port Forward XBOX360 The Simpsons Game on the Linksys BEFSR81v2

Having trouble forwarding ports on the Linksys BEFSR81v2?

If you are having trouble with this guide, then perhaps PFConfig may be your solution.
PFConfig is a software tool that will automatically forward ports for your router to save you time and hassle.

Linksys BEFSR81v2 Router Port Forwarding Screenshots

Now that you are logged in to your Linksys BEFSR81v2 router you should see the following:

Click the Security link near the top of the page.

Put a dot into the Block Anonymouse Internet Requests Disabled radio button.

Click the Save Settings button near the bottom of the page.

Click the Applications & Gaming link near the top of the page.

You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click Port Range Forwarding.

Forward Ports 3074 on the Linksys BEFSR81v2

We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to forward the ports you need to forward. XBOX360 The Simpsons Game requires
you to forward the following ports: 3074. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above into the Port Range Forwarding menu.

Port Range

Application

Start

End

Protocol

IP Address

Enable

To

192.168.1.

When you're finished, click Save Settings near the bottom of the screen to save your changes.

And that's it! You're done!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports for XBOX360 The Simpsons Game on the Linksys BEFSR81v2 you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.

To test if your port has been properly forwarded, you can use our Open Port Check tool.
Our Open Port Check tool is the only online port checking tool with Guaranteed Results.